Power company works to protect residents
The UK’s biggest electricity distributor is working with local authorities to help make sure new properties enjoy peaceful surroundings. UK Power Networks is providing the 117 planning authorities in the communities it serves with free access to a range of data about where existing electricity substations are based. Electrical transformers provide power to communities, and […]
BGEN appoints Greg Duncan as Group Health & Safety Director
BGEN has appointed Greg Duncan as Group Health & Safety Director. The board level appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to health and safety and will see Greg tasked with continuing the company’s continuous journey to zero harm. This will include overseeing the ongoing digitalisation of the organisation’s health and safety systems. “As a business we’ve […]
Calling all bright sparks… SkillELECTRIC 2022 now open for entries
Talented electrotechnical students are being encouraged to register for this year’s SkillELECTRIC competition. The application window is now open and runs until 1 April 2022. The event, which is organised by National Electrotechnical Training (NET) and is part of the WorldSkills UK competition network, is designed to promote and showcase high standards and skills across […]
Seaward primetest delivers for PAT training across the UK
Seaward testers are being specified by a commercial training company to deliver improved levels of PAT (portable appliance testing) training to organisations across the UK. South West-based TTS Training Services provides a range of professional health and safety training for all types of industry and commerce, including one day courses covering the IET’s Code of Practice […]
Health and Safety Expert, Arco advises on this weather
With shorter days and bad weather, workers are spending more of their day working in dangerous conditions. Freezing temperatures, heavy rain and strong winds can hamper decision-making and performance, causing irrational and unsafe behaviour that aggravates the risk of existing hazards. Arco, the UK’s leading health and safety expert, wants individuals and business owners to […]
Construction helpline, focusing on health and safety courses
Construction Helpline Ltd (CHL), prides itself on excellence and places a focus on CITB Health and Safety courses to encourage new workers onto construction sites, essentially driving the people who make the construction industry prosper. Although this year has been challenging, by the end of 2020 CHL will have provided a staggering 200,000 courses, and […]